Survey of Procedural Changes and Increased Oversight of Athletic Programs

In October of 2012, the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges [AGB] released a report requiring a heightened oversight of college athletics primarily based on recent ethical issues arising from college sports. Although the report provides only recommendations,…

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Scheduling Clauses in Coaching and AD Contracts

Listen to Wood Selig Discuss Creative Contract Clauses Termination Clauses: Scheduling a Former School After a Change While the termination clause is a necessary standard in employment contracts, university officials pay special attention to the language surrounding the “termination by…

Full StoryAugust 30, 2013

Compensation Clawback Provisions: Mitigating the Effects of Violations

By Jeff Roeske — Marquette University, President of the Sports Law Society, Executive Editor of the Marquette Sports Law Review — and Peter Baran, Director of Compliance at Villanova University. Key Insights An effective compensation clawback provision can go a…

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Flight Clauses in Head Coach Contracts

Full StoryAugust 6, 2012

Inside the Contracts: Notable Clauses from Recent NCAA Transactions

– San Jose State hired Gene Bleymaier as their next athletic director. Bleymaier will receive $220,092 annually from San Jose, along with $102,000 from the private, booster-funded, Tower Foundation. – Western Kentucky University removed the “interim” tag from Todd Stewart’s title,…

Full StoryJune 5, 2012

Coaching Contracts and the Federal Incentive Compensation Ban

By: Jennifer A. Harper, Esq. Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C. When negotiating and structuring college coach contract bonus provisions that link payment to academic performance, note that certain types of academic bonuses are now being tightly regulated by the U.S. Department…

Full StoryMay 20, 2012

Inside the Contracts: 2012 Division I NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Incentives

Head coaches of teams invited to the Women’s NCCA Tournament stand to gain significant bonuses when their teams make, advance through, or win the tournament. We dove inside the contracts of the Women’s Sweet 16 qualifiers to take a closer…

Full StoryApril 1, 2012

Inside the Contracts: Guarantee Games

Standard guarantee game contacts stipulate the monetary compensation due to visiting programs, financial penalties in case of cancellation, and ticket allocations for visiting fan-bases. However, some ADs push beyond the norm when constructing their guarantee contracts. We perused the Win AD Guarantee Games database to highlight some of the most creative terms…

Full StoryMarch 30, 2012

Inside the Contracts: A closer look at some recent, unique contract language and terms around the NCAA.

Arkansas recently announced the hiring of head football coach John L. Smith in the wake of Bobby Petrino departure. Notable conditions of the $850,000 contract include: A ten-month term without an interim tag. Language ensuring AD Jeff Long sole authority to…

Full StoryMarch 1, 2012

Topic » Contract Clauses

College Athletic Leadership Symposium Recap